Chicago Cubs, Sinclair to launch sports network in 2020

Associated Press

Published
2:54 am CST, Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Chicago Cubs logo graces the exterior of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team’s exclusive TV home. The Cubs said Wednesday that Marquee Sports Network will carry live game broadcasts and pregame and postgame coverage.

The Chicago Cubs logo graces the exterior of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team’s exclusive TV home.

The Chicago Cubs logo graces the exterior of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team’s exclusive TV home. The Cubs said Wednesday that Marquee Sports Network will carry live game broadcasts and pregame and postgame coverage.

The Chicago Cubs logo graces the exterior of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team’s exclusive TV home.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team’s exclusive TV home.

The Cubs said Wednesday that the Marquee Sports Network will carry live game broadcasts and pregame and postgame coverage. Cubs games will be in one place, instead of split between two broadcast stations. The Cubs signed five-year contracts with WGN and WLS in 2014 ahead of plans for the network launch in 2020.

Negotiations are under way to sign up cable and satellite providers and streaming services for the network, Sinclair president and CEO Chris Ripley said.

Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney is confident fans will have many ways to watch, he said, noting that the team expects “to have more distribution with the new network than we have today.”